Southwest Virginia health districts to focus on those still hesitant with community vaccination events
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ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke City & Alleghany Health District has hosted several mass vaccination clinics, but the focus will soon shift to community-focused events. COVID-19 vaccine supply has exceeded demand. Local health leaders say going into the community will be their final shot to convince those hesitant to get their shot.
“Our job will be to try to make it more convenient,” said Roanoke City & Alleghany Health District Director Dr. Cynthia Morrow. “Look at Alleghany for example, 39% of the population has had at least one shot of the vaccine; 22% is fully vaccinated. If we look at Roanoke County, it’s 48% with one at least one vaccine and 33.9% that are fully vaccinated. We are going to see significant differences across our jurisdiction.”
Officials with the Roanoke City-Alleghany Health District say demand for first COVID-19 vaccine doses has started to taper off.
Dr. Cynthia Morrow the district’s director says her team has now begun working on reaching various communities that might be hesitant to get a shot.
So there are so many different barriers and our job will be to try to look at different communities and look at what the barriers are and address those barriers, she explains.
Credit AP Photo / Matt Rourke, File This is part of what public health does; this is our job, this is our passion. And we will do what we need to do to ensure that people have the tools they need to get vaccinated.
Thousands receive Moderna dose after Roanoke’s walk-in clinic
First come, first serve. More than 2,000 Moderna doses were distributed.
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ROANOKE, Va. – Open to anyone in the area looking to get their first dose of Moderna, Roanoke Alleghany Health District hosted a walk-in clinic at the Berglund Center Thursday.
A spokesperson for the health districts said the pause on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine was a disappointment but not a setback as they stay ahead of the state vaccination average.
Thursday, 2,100 vaccines were distributed to people who simply needed to show an ID.
With computer access limited and people wanting to avoid the pre-registration process, the 30 minutes it took to walk in and receive a shot in the arm helped people overcome barriers.
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No appointment needed to get a COVID vaccine at the Berglund Center on Thursday
Moderna vaccine will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis
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ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts are offering their first walk-in clinic in Roanoke on Thursday.
On April 15, anyone 18 and older can go to The Berglund Center to get a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
People won’t need to register for an appointment, and the vaccine will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
“To date, more than 170,000 first and second doses of vaccine have been administered in the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts,” said Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts health director Cynthia Morrow. “Vaccine supplies into our district have increased significantly which allows the opportunity for people to get their vaccinations at our clinic without an appointment on Thursday.”